PIRSA:10030059

Lost in the Observational Cosmology Lab: What a Theorist does at NASA

Prescod-Weinstein, C. (2010). Lost in the Observational Cosmology Lab: What a Theorist does at NASA. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/10030059

Prescod-Weinstein, Chanda. Lost in the Observational Cosmology Lab: What a Theorist does at NASA. Perimeter Institute, Mar. 03, 2010, https://pirsa.org/10030059 

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            url = {https://pirsa.org/10030059},
            author = {Prescod-Weinstein, Chanda},
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            language = {en},
            title = {Lost in the Observational Cosmology Lab: What a Theorist does at NASA},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2010},
            month = {mar},
            note = {PIRSA:10030059 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein University of New Hampshire

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Abstract

While many expect that the best place for a theorist is in an environment where they are surrounded by fellow theorists (e.g. Perimeter Institute), there are significant advantages for the theorist and scientific progress to spend time in a data-oriented environment. Starting in September, I will be a NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. In this talk, I will describe the way in which a theorist can contribute to an experimental environment in the field of cosmology. More specifically, I will discuss modified gravity and setting observational priorities for the Joint Dark Energy Mission.